Sonny Curtis, who wrote such classics as “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and the theme for the “Mary Tyler Moore” show, ...

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song ...

In addition to “Love Is All Around,” the Texan wrote “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and “More Than I Can Say,” hits ...

Curtis wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from Keith Whitley's country smash “I'm No Stranger to the Rain” to the Everly Brothers' “Walk Right Back,” a personal favorite Curtis completed while in ...

There’s something rather glorious about a song inspired by a mundane, unrequited workplace crush (or so it would have been seen as, at the time) being so beautiful. It seems, even now, like a fluke, ...

He’d give Barbara lyrics to type up after he and Felice emerged from their office, songs in hand after a spree of ...

David Bowie’s 1971 track Song for Bob Dylan, from Hunky Dory, offers a layered critique and sharp cultural commentary.

These forgotten pop, rock, and country songs from 1961 are unique little gems that should still be remembered nowadays.